Also for Guertin, Mia Vecchione had four ground ball pickups while Caroline Boudreau and Olivia Koutsos had four and three draw controls, respectively. Cards goalie Lauren Trepaney had 10 saves and caused nine turnovers.

The Tomahawks dropped to 3-2 despite the pitching effort of Caitlin Minear, who allowed just one earned run on four hits with five strikeouts. Anjelica Gonzalez had a triple and two RBIs, while other hitting stars for Merrimack included Ashley Grassini (one hit, one walk, one runs scored), Jessica Humphrey (single) and Savannah Zagwyn (run scored).

BOYS TENNIS

April 24: Pinkerton 8, Merrimack 1

Windy conditions did not benefit Merrimack as the Tomahawks dropped their sixth straight, losing to Pinkerton. The doubles pairing of Andrew MacEarhern and Matt Keeler had the lone win for the Tomahawks, who fall to 0-6 overall.

GIRLS TENNIS

April 24: Pinkerton 6, Merrimack 3

The Tomahawks had several close matches, but couldn’t do enough to get by Pinkerton. Zoe Lanier had a victory for Merrimack, winning her match in overtime. Rebecca Jackson also had a singles victory, defeating her opponent 8-3. Casey Wright lost a battle in the number-three match, losing the tiebreaker match 11-13.

The duo of Rhianne Tallarico and Kiera Crowley had a doubles victory for Merrimack, winning 8-5.

BOYS TRACK

April 23: Merrimack 78.82, Memorial 57.14

Nick Masella and Blake Williams won three events each, leading Merrimack to a victory over Manchester Memorial.

Masella dominated the short-distance events, winning the 100-meter, 110 and 300 hurdles. Meanwhile, Williams showed his verstility in both track and field, winning the 400 while also taking home a win in the triple jump and javelin.

Jen Coffey continued to dominate the field competitions as she helped lead Merrimack to a win over Manchester Memorial.

Coffey took home gold in the high jump, shot put and discus. Five of her teammates also won individual events, including Cassandra Redfern (100), Brittaney Gravallese (800), Siaoli Wright (300 hurdles), Kellie Mathewson (pole vault) and Kathlyn Torrens (triple jump). The Tomahawks also got a victory from the 4×400-meter relay team.